Władysław Stanisław Reymont

"The novels centres on 22 year-old Janka who is facing a key decision: whether to accept a marriage proposal from a man she respects but does not love. Her horizons are broadened by the arrival of a band of travelling theatrical group and she discovers a passion for acting. Her father then forces her to chose between acting and marriage"-- p. [4] of cover.

"Three friends hope to build a factory but their plans are quickly jeopardized by local politics and one of the partner's dangerous love affair."--container.

From the creators of Loving Vincent, Jagna is a young woman determined to forge her own path in a late 19th century Polish village a hotbed of gossip, feuds, and deep-rooted patriarchy. When she finds herself caught between the desires of the village's richest farmer, his eldest son, and other men of the village, her resistance puts her on a collision course with the community around her.